Arson Charges Dropped for Student Who Set Fire In Dorms As Part Of Hate Crime Hoax

"A former student at Viterbo University in La Crosse, Wisconsin who set a fire in a residence hall and claimed it was a hate crime against her has been charged with a misdemeanor count of negligent handling of burning materials.

The College Fix reported that Victoria Unanka was charged with the misdemeanor and faces a “maximum penalty of a $10,000 fine or nine months in prison, or both, according to the criminal complaint.” The La Crosse Tribune reported that Unanka’s attorney entered a plea of not guilty on her behalf Wednesday.

Unanka was originally arrested and charged with arson as well as the misdemeanor, but La Crosse County District Attorney Tim Gruenke dropped the arson charge, telling the Fix that he didn’t think it applied.

'Arson is for burning a structure, this looks more like a dangerous situation to get attention [by] setting fire to a garbage can,' he told the outlet."

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